NY-MC-167 - Global Art Therapy: Best Practices in Theories and Methodologies
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The global hunger for art therapy’s practices has continued to grow, opening doors for art therapists interested in global work. This paper introduces global mental health disparities, challenges, and opportunities linking best practices and resources from the global mental health field as it pertains to the field of art therapy.
Dr. Caroline Alexis Decosimo
Founder and Executive Director
Playing to Live!
Alexis, DrPH, ATR, LPCA received her masters in Art Therapy and Clinical Counseling at The George Washington University. Alexis received her doctorate in public health at East Tennessee University. Alexis is currently working as an art therapist in Asheville, NC and is the Founder and Executive Director of Playing to Live! She specializes in trauma informed art therapy, program development, and international development. She has worked in Liberia, Uganda, South Africa, Eastern Europe, India, Jamaica, Florence, Italy, and Walter Reed National Military Hospital. She has worked as a clinician in wilderness therapy settings, autism, substance abuse, at risk youth in diverse populations, PTSD, substance abuse, eating disorders, military, and with homeless and displaced persons.
She has experienced time and time again how artistic expression, play, and cultural empowerment can facilitate recovery and healing after a traumatic experience, and her passion and career path lies within developing global programs that provide children in low resource communities a safe and healing space for recovering from trauma.